Animals in Sports and Entertainment

Questions:

1. What animals are used for sports and entertainment?
2. How many animals are used?
3. When did humans start using animals in sports and in entertainment?
4. How much money is spent on animals for sports and entertainment?
5. What are the Animal Welfare Act and Animal Cruelty Laws in Pennsylvania?
6. What is the role of the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in animal welfare.
7. What animals are used in the Olympics?

History:

1. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5045-should-animals-be-in-sports
2. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/animals-in-entertainment.aspx
3. http://www.aspca.org/Fight-Animal-Cruelty/puppy-mills
4. http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/hunting.aspx (hunting)

Pros:

1. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5045-should-animals-be-in-sports

2. http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-animals-be-used-as-objects-of-sport-and-entertainment

3. http://the-shg.org/Kiley_Worthington/kwchapter3.htm (circuses)
4. http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=P5Q3M0ME7FG
5. http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-animals-be-used-as-objects-of-sport-and-entertainment

Cons:
1. http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-animals-be-used-as-objects-of-sport-and-entertainment
2. http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/hunting.aspx
3. http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=431 (circuses)
4. http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a1_entertainment.php
5. http://the-shg.org/Kiley_Worthington/kwchapter7.htm
6. http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a1a_circus.php
7. http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-animals-be-used-as-objects-of-sport-and-entertainment